Artillery ammunition - kahodanyaku

Japanese: 火砲弾薬 - かほうだんやく
Artillery ammunition - kahodanyaku

…The following mainly describes the narrowest definition. In general, ammunition used with firearms with a caliber of less than 20 mm is called small arms ammunition, and ammunition used with firearms with a caliber of 20 mm or more is called artillery ammunition. Both are fired by the force of gunpowder and are used to kill or injure personnel, destroy vehicles, ships, and equipment, and shoot down aircraft. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "artillery ammunition" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以下ではおもに最も狭義の場合について述べる。 一般に,口径20mm未満の火器に使用される弾薬を小火器弾薬,20mm以上の口径のものに使用される弾薬を火砲弾薬という。いずれも火薬の力で発射され,人員の殺傷,車両や艦艇や資・器材の破壊,航空機の撃墜などに用いる。…

※「火砲弾薬」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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